The weather-makers: meat consumption and climate change

Posted on Mar 19, 2009 under Vegetarianism | No Comment

husevesEven if connection between meat consumption and climate change is a clear fact according to scientific researches, it does not get appropriate publicity and attention. Meat production is one of the major reasons of climate change. Animal breeding farms and factories produce several million tons of CO2 and methane per year. Read the rest of this entry »

Contact us!

Posted on Mar 16, 2009 under Contacts | 4 Comments

contact11Our address:

Eco-valley Foundation
(Öko-völgy Alapítvány) Read the rest of this entry »

VIII. Winter Assembly of Hungarian Ecovillages (23-25 January)

Posted on Feb 28, 2009 under News | No Comment

biofaluThere was the greatest interest ever shown on the Hungarian Ecovillage winter assembly this year. More than 140 attendants participated in Máriahalom. Perhaps global crisis, high unemployment, the gas scarcity on the coldest days of winter together made many people to think over how to continue in Hungary. Read the rest of this entry »

Models for management of environmental crisis

Posted on Feb 28, 2009 under Eco-valley Program | No Comment

dsc_6339Even city dwellers have several choices to participate in reduction of climate crisis. Many tiny “green” changing remarkably contribute in relief of approaching crisis. However those who take their roll seriously, try to get out from consumer madness. Gradual reduction of demands rather improves towards inner harmony, then series of getting newer and newer goods. Read the rest of this entry »

Ecologically

Posted on Feb 14, 2009 under Eco-logic Clubs | No Comment

gyogytea2_kicsiOur Eco-logic Clubs will start in this year with the contribution of partner universities and colleges.
The topic of first meeting will be: “Sustainability is feasible”
The way how, will be found out on the site…
We invite every interested people to a discussion with short presentation. Read the rest of this entry »

Eco-valley research seminar at University of Pécs

Posted on Feb 05, 2009 under Education and research | No Comment

pte_cimerOnly a couple of months passed since the ratification of the cooperation agreement between the Eco-valley Program and the University of Pécs Department of European Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology of the University already announced the “Eco-valley research seminar”. Read the rest of this entry »

Krishna-valley: Excellent in sustainability

Posted on Feb 05, 2009 under Education and research | 2 Comments

paraszthazDescription and evaluation of Hungarian ecovillages are written in a diploma work at Eötvös Loránd University (Budapest). Beáta Hári, student of ELTE Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences, chose a very interesting and current topic for her thesis. Read the rest of this entry »

Teachers’ conference about environmental education

Posted on Jan 28, 2009 under Conferences | No Comment

tanarikonfAmong the programs of the 15 anniversary of Krishna-valley, on the 31.Octorber 2008 we organized a teachers’ conference to emphasise the importance of education for enviro-consciousness. The conference has nearly 60 guests, teachers from our region. Read the rest of this entry »

Our Foundation became a participant in the Hungarian – Indian intergovernmental cooperation

Posted on Jan 23, 2009 under Eco-valley Program | No Comment

kezfogas11Among several research institutes and many universities The Eco-valley Foundation is a Hungarian cooperative partner as well. India and Hungary prepared a work schedule for 2009 and 2010 and they signed an agreement on ministerial level on 15. October 2008. Read the rest of this entry »

Poster of Eco-valley Program on a scientific conference

Posted on Dec 10, 2008 under Our publications | No Comment

The poster of Eco-valley Program  was presented on the 5th Hungarian Conference of Conservation Biology (6-9. November 2008. Nyíregyháza, Hungary)

Download here: poster_ecovalley